Prognosis and surgical management of patients with palpable inguinal lymph node metastases from melanoma

The appropriate management of melanoma metastatic to inguinal lymph nodes remains controversial. The aim of this study was to identify disease‐ and treatment‐related factors that influence the outcome of patients undergoing therapeutic groin dissection for clinically detectable melanoma lymph node metastases.

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